Police briefs

LOWER POTTSGROVE — A 45-year-old woman netted her second retail theft arrest after attempting to steal items from Redner’s Warehouse Market and hide them beneath her body as she rode in a Mart-Cart. Michele Olock, 45, of Pottstown, was allegedly observed around 8 p.m. Dec. 1 by loss-prevention officers ripping tags off items from the shelves and hiding them underneath herself, according to the Lower Pottsgrove Police. While Olock reportedly did this, a teenager was said “to be acting as a lookout” for her. Olock allegedly attempted to leave the store with $32.01 worth of merchandise that she hadn’t paid for. She was charged with retail theft and corruption of minors.

PERKIMOEN — The state police at Skippack are investigating an incident of check fraud. A check was reportedly stolen from a resident, forged and cashed for $3,300 at some point Nov. 14. Anyone with information in the incident is encouraged to call the state police at Skippack at 610-584-1250 referencing incident number K03-1888831.